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Martin Hesp
Martin Hesp
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Flat Holm Island, situated in the Bristol Channel between Somerset and Wales, offers visitors a unique blend of history and natural beauty. With powerful tides, whirlpools, and steep cliffs, this limestone island provides a thrilling journey for all who dare to explore it.
Steep Holm, an island in the Bristol Channel, is a haven for seabirds and offers visitors an unforgettable adventure. With its breathtaking landscape, rich history, and diverse flora and fauna, Steep Holm is a destination that leaves a lasting impression.
Lundy Island, located 12 miles off the North Devon coast, is a prime example of the charm that Westcountry islands possess. The massive, isolated rock faces some of the fiercest tide races in Europe, standing sentinel over the Bristol Channel's second-highest tidefall.
A walk to the top of one of Somerset most noticeable hills, Brent Knoll, right. beside the M5 motorway
In the second of our Six Somerset Walks, Martin Hesp stolls out to the end of dramatic Brean Down, which he says marks the beginning of the West Country proper…
Wills Neck is the highest hill on The Quantocks. It’s a wonderful eminence that gives the walker great panoramas of Somerset and beyond - from it you can see the Brendon Hills, Exmoor, the Blackdown Hills, the Mendips and the Welsh Mountains
In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp takes a walk in The Quantock ills to visit some of the real-life locations mentioned in his novel The Last Broomsquire
In this Lockdown Diary Martin recalls a visit to the island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel
